P. V. Ramana Murti, a Retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering of JNTUH University, Hyderabad, has a teaching experience of 48 years in mechanical engineering. He obtained B.E and M.E from Andhra University and Ph.D from I.I.T, Madras. He worked on number of research projects, guided number of students for the award of Ph.D and M.Tech degrees and also published many papers in National and International Journals/Conferences. He is a recipient of Best Teacher award from Government of Andhra Pradesh.